New Zealand beat India by 7 wickets in 5th T20I in HamiltonTim Seifert, Adam Milne shineIndia win series 3-2 despite 2 lossesGlenn Phillips breaks Phil Salt’s world record.
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Tim Seifert’s 93 powers NZ to 7 wickets win over India in 5th T20I (Photo: ANI/BCCI)
IND vs NZ 5th T20I: New Zealand beat India by 7 wickets in the 5th and final T20I at Seddon Park, Hamilton on Sunday to end the five-match series on a highChasing 192, the Kiwis completed the chase in just 18 overs, but India still won the series 3-2.
It was New Zealand’s second straight win after they lost the first three matchesThey won the 4th T20I by 87 runs in Auckland and now won the finale in Hamilton.
New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl firstIndia had a poor start as openers Abhishek Sharma (1) and Sanju Samson (4) got out cheaply inside the powerplay.
Then Ishan Kishan and captain Shreyas Iyer rescued India with a brilliant 93-run partnership for the third wicketIshan Kishan smashed 61 off 32 balls with 5 fours and 5 sixes, while Shreyas Iyer scored a quickfire 50 off 23 balls.
After they got out, India lost momentum againAdam Milne was the star with the ball for New Zealand with figures of 4 for 19 runsNathan Smith took 2 for 28India finished on 191/8 in 20 overs.
In reply, Tim Seifert led the chase with a blistering 93 off 50 balls and Glenn Phillips remained unbeaten on 65 off 38 ballsNew Zealand reached 195/3 in 18 overs.
50 up for Tim Seifert, and what a way to get there!
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Player of the Match is Adam Milne for his match-winning spell of 4 wickets for 19 runsHe broke India’s middle order and did not let India cross 200 in Hamilton.
Player of the Series is Glenn Phillips for his record-breaking 341 runs in the seriesHe smashed one century and three fifties and broke Phil Salt’s world record for most runs in a bilateral T20I series.
Glenn Phillips breaks Phil Salt’s world record for most runs in a bilateral T20I series
Glenn Phillips created history in this seriesBefore the 5th T20I, he had 276 runs in 4 matchesWith his unbeaten 65 in Hamilton, his total went to 341 runs in the series.
Give GP the room, and he’ll make it count
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With this, he broke England’s Phil Salt’s world record for most runs in a bilateral T20I series.
Most runs in a bilateral T20I series – full list:
341 – Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) vs India, 2026*
331 – Phil Salt (England) vs West Indies, 2023
316 – Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) vs England, 2022
297 – Sahil Chauhan (Estonia) vs Cyprus, 2024
290 – Mark Chapman (New Zealand) vs Pakistan, 2023
Phillips also became the first New Zealand batter to cross 300 runs in a bilateral T20I series and the first to score 4 fifty-plus scores in a single series against India.
His scores in this series were 82*, 70, 17, 107 and 65* – with one century and three fiftiesIndia will now face New Zealand in a five-match ODI series starting in Auckland.
